Townsville monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Townsville

Townsville average temperature chart (Celsius) Townsville average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Townsville (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.2 30.8 30.3 29.2 27.2 25 24.5 25.5 27.3 29.1 30.6 31.2
°F 88.1 87.5 86.6 84.5 80.9 77 76.2 78 81.1 84.4 87.1 88.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Townsville monthly rainfall chart (mm) Townsville monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Townsville (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 274 265 184 69 42 21 14 14 10 28 58 137
inches 10.8 10.4 7.2 2.7 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.4
Rainy days 11 12 11 8 7 5 5 4 3 4 5 8

Average annual rainfall in Townsville: 1241.5mm (488.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Townsville

Townsville average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Townsville
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 7.5 7.6 8.1 7.7 8.4 8.8 9.5 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Townsville average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Townsville average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Townsville (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.1 23.8 22.7 20.4 17.8 14.4 13.4 14.8 17.3 20.5 22.8 23.8
Max °C 31.4 31 30.5 29.4 27.4 25.3 24.8 25.8 27.6 29.4 30.8 31.4
Min °F 75.3 74.8 72.9 68.7 64 57.8 56.1 58.6 63.1 68.8 73 74.8
Max °F 81.9 81.3 79.9 76.8 72.7 67.6 66.4 68.5 72.3 76.8 80.2 81.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Townsville average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Townsville average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Townsville in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.7 28.8 28.2 27.2 25.6 24.1 23.3 23.2 24.2 25.6 27 28
°F 83.7 83.8 82.8 80.9 78.1 75.4 73.9 73.8 75.6 78.1 80.5 82.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Townsville average winspeed by month (km/h) Townsville average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Townsville (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 14 16 14 13 14 15 17 17 17 16
mph 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 10 11 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Townsville relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Townsville
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
66% 68% 67% 63% 62% 58% 58% 57% 54% 56% 59% 62%

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Townsville weather stats

Townsville weather statistics
Hottest month: January 31.2°C 88.2°F
Driest month: September 10mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: September 9.9hrs
Coldest month: July 24.5°C 76.1°F
Wettest month: January 274mm 10.8ins
Warmest sea: February 28.8°C 83.8°F
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